Stanford Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Narrow Gauge in the Arras Sector: Before, During and After the First World War
Joan S. Farebrother
Out today! The Shadow of the Empress explores how the changing circumstances of politics and society transformed Hugo von Hofmannsthal & Richard Strauss's opera Die Frau ohne Schatten and its cultural meanings before, during, and after the First World War. #ReadUP
Hardcover, 2016
$49.95$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Die Frau Ohne Schatten: Erzählung: Vier Erzählungen
Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Out today! The Shadow of the Empress explores how the changing circumstances of politics and society transformed Hugo von Hofmannsthal & Richard Strauss's opera Die Frau ohne Schatten and its cultural meanings before, during, and after the First World War. #ReadUP
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Future of Executive Development
Mihnea C. Moldoveanu
Congratulations to Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Das Narayandas, their book The Future of Executive Development won SILVER in the Business Disruption / Reinvention Category! #AxiomAwards23 https://t.co/GZjeku8cT3 https://t.co/QOwCxsXkEl
Hardcover, 2021
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides Under China's Global Rise
Monica Liu
Seeking Western Men by @Monica_Liu222 is out today! Through the unique window of global internet dating, this book reveals the shifting relationships of race, class, gender, sex, and intimacy across borders. #ReadUP
Paperback, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information
Sarah Lamdan
Data Cartels is out! Sarah Lamdan (@greenarchives1) brings us into the underworld of "data cartels", demonstrating how the entities mining, commodifying, & selling our data and informational resources perpetuate social inequalities & threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge
Paperback, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Five Acts of Diego León
Alex Espinoza
Praise for Who Needs Gay Bars? "With intelligent and easily accessible writing, this account stands as a testament to our community's resilience." —Alex Espinoza, author of Cruising & The Five Acts of Diego León https://t.co/akLrPjEOp4
Paperback, 2020
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Strike Patterns: Notes from Postwar Laos
Leah Zani
Strike Patterns: Notes from Postwar Laos by Leah Zani won Gold in the Creative Non-Fiction category https://t.co/VAu9313G8q https://t.co/Wx2Cpo3Aev
Hardcover, 2022
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor
William B. Gould
In this interview William B. Gould IV discussed his impressive career, celebrating 50 years as Stanford Law School faculty, and his publishing accomplishments. Diary of a Contraband can be found here: https://t.co/9PlQRqTFfV
Paperback, 2002
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope
Victoria Reyes
Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope by Victoria Reyes won Gold in the Essay category https://t.co/2FuXyK5qAr https://t.co/Br0bmry3OU
Paperback, 2022
$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
After Stories: Transnational Intimacies of Postwar El Salvador
Irina Carlota Silber
After Stories: Transnational Intimacies of Postwar El Salvador by Irina Carlota Silber won Bronze in the Current Events I (Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs) category https://t.co/jbyN1I68vl https://t.co/UKvpX2jZNu
Paperback, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book